Carpet-sweeper



(No Model.)

J. PARBEL n J. STAVEN.

CAR-PET SWEEPBR.

No. @Gli-83.

wrm-1 mami 'JOSEPH A. STAVEN, citizens of the United 5 of Kent and Stateof lliiehigan, have invented ro ers skilled in the art to which itappertains to `carpet-sweepers; and its object is .to provide i5' tures,hereinafter more fully described, and

' ence 'being had to the accom zo bodying our invention; Fig. 2, a planview of 25 tion on the lino Llv et of Figs. 2 and 3o seinicylindricalcase above said opening and 3 5 strip of metal G, to the lower edge of"which 4o supporting wheels K and provided with a Nrrn J OSEPII lf/XRBELAND JOSEPH A. STA

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itjititlll SPECIFIGATION' forming part of Letters Application filedAugust 20, 1897.

To all whom, it nifty concern:

Be it known that We, JOSEPH PARBEL and States,residing at'GrandRapids,in the county certainv new and useful Improvements inOarpetSweepers; and We do hereby declare the following to be ai' ull,clear, and exact'deseription of the invention, such as will enableothmake and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in the saine with certain new anduseful feaparticularly pointed out in the f ims, referpanying drawings,.in Which f p Figure l is a perspective of a device einthe same withparts broken away to show the construction; Fig. 3, a longitudinalvertical section of the same on the line 3 3 of Figs. 2l and 4, and Fig.4 a transverse vertical see- Like letters refer to like parts in all ofthe figures.

A represents asWeeper-case having a broad top, in which is a largeopening A'. B is a hinged to the caseAat one side, as at C, anddetachably secured to the same at the other side, as at D, and providedwith a sheet-metal liningr II. Surrounding the opening A is a strip isattached Va netting or screen E, upon which screen is supported, withinthe case B, a dampened 'sponge F. In the case A is a rotary-brush shaftl, driven by the driving and round brush (not shown) of the usual formfor sweeping the carpet. The journals l of the 'bruslrshaft I isextended outward at one end and provided with a short brush J to orfurniture and the carpet.

In operation the coarser particles raised by `the brush in the case Aare stopped by the screen E and. fall into the dust-pans. The

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serial No. sessie. (No modem' air-currents induced by said brush passthrough said screen and through the sponge resting thereon, and the saidsponge catches the liner particles of dnst that otherwise would iioatfor some time and to a considerable cX- tent escape from the case intothe room. Said sponge may also be so saturated with water that the Waterwill drip slowly upon the rotating brush below and thus ,dampen thesame, which is often desirable in sweeping' some kinds of carpets. Thestrip Gandlining li keep the sponge from contact with the Woodwork. Thebrush J being outside the ease can be got into the angle of the base, orfurniture and the carpet, and thus sweep the saine.

Having thus fully described our invention, what We claim, and Wish tosecure by Letters' Patent, is-'- l. In a carpetsweeper, a case having alarge opening in the top, a rotary brush and driving mechanism, a screenin said opening, a sponge above said screen, andan upper ease inclosingsaid sponge, substantially as described.

2. In a carpet-sweeper, a case having a large opening in the top, anupper ease cov-vv erin T said opening and hinged to said first namedcase, a strip surrounding said opening, a screen in said opening, and .asponge sup ported on said screen, and a rotary brush be low saidopening, and means for rotatingr said brush, substantially as described.

8. In a carpet-sweeper, a case having a large opening in the top, ametal strip snrrounding said opening, a screenattaehed to said strip, aease above said/screen, a metal lining in said ease, a sponge'supportedon said screen and i'vithin said case, a rotary brush below saidscreenand sponge, and means for rotating said brush, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we atti): our signatures in presence of tivowitnesses.

J OSElII IARBEL. JOSEPH A. STA'VEN.

